diff --git a/devtools/test-build.sh b/devtools/test-build.sh
index 52305fbb8c..f451d91ad3 100755
--- a/devtools/test-build.sh
+++ b/devtools/test-build.sh
@@ -141,84 +141,86 @@ config () # <directory> <target> <options>
 		echo 'Customize configuration'
 		# Built-in options (lowercase)
 		! echo $3 | grep -q '+default' || \
-		sed -ri="" 's,(RTE_MACHINE=")native,\1default,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp 's,(RTE_MACHINE=")native,\1default,' $1/.config
 		echo $3 | grep -q '+next' || \
-		sed -ri=""           's,(NEXT_ABI=)y,\1n,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp           's,(NEXT_ABI=)y,\1n,' $1/.config
 		! echo $3 | grep -q '+shared' || \
-		sed -ri=""         's,(SHARED_LIB=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp         's,(SHARED_LIB=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		! echo $3 | grep -q '+debug' || ( \
-		sed -ri=""  's,(RTE_LOG_DP_LEVEL=).*,\1RTE_LOG_DEBUG,' $1/.config
-		sed -ri=""           's,(_DEBUG.*=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
-		sed -ri=""  's,(_STAT)([S_].*=|=)n,\1\2y,' $1/.config
-		sed -ri="" 's,(TEST_PMD_RECORD_.*=)n,\1y,' $1/.config )
+		sed -ri.tmp 's,(RTE_LOG_DP_LEVEL=).*,\1RTE_LOG_DEBUG,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp           's,(_DEBUG.*=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp  's,(_STAT)([S_].*=|=)n,\1\2y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp 's,(TEST_PMD_RECORD_.*=)n,\1y,' $1/.config )
 
 		# Automatic configuration
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_NUMA" != n || \
-		sed -ri=""             's,(NUMA.*=)y,\1n,' $1/.config
-		sed -ri=""    's,(LIBRTE_IEEE1588=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
-		sed -ri=""             's,(BYPASS=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp             's,(NUMA.*=)y,\1n,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp    's,(LIBRTE_IEEE1588=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp             's,(BYPASS=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_ARCHIVE" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""       's,(RESOURCE_TAR=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp       's,(RESOURCE_TAR=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_BPF" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""         's,(PMD_AF_XDP=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp         's,(PMD_AF_XDP=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_ISAL" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""           's,(PMD_ISAL=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp           's,(PMD_ISAL=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_MLX" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""           's,(MLX._PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp           's,(MLX._PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_NFB" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""            's,(NFB_PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp            's,(NFB_PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_SZE" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""       's,(PMD_SZEDATA2=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp       's,(PMD_SZEDATA2=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_ZLIB" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""          's,(BNX2X_PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp          's,(BNX2X_PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_ZLIB" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""           's,(PMD_ZLIB=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp           's,(PMD_ZLIB=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_ZLIB" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""   's,(COMPRESSDEV_TEST=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp   's,(COMPRESSDEV_TEST=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_PCAP" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""               's,(PCAP=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp               's,(PCAP=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$ARMV8_CRYPTO_LIB_PATH" || \
-		sed -ri=""   's,(PMD_ARMV8_CRYPTO=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp   's,(PMD_ARMV8_CRYPTO=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_IPSEC_MB" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""       's,(PMD_AESNI_MB=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp       's,(PMD_AESNI_MB=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_IPSEC_MB" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""      's,(PMD_AESNI_GCM=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp      's,(PMD_AESNI_GCM=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$LIBSSO_SNOW3G_PATH" || \
-		sed -ri=""         's,(PMD_SNOW3G=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp         's,(PMD_SNOW3G=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$LIBSSO_KASUMI_PATH" || \
-		sed -ri=""         's,(PMD_KASUMI=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp         's,(PMD_KASUMI=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$LIBSSO_ZUC_PATH" || \
-		sed -ri=""            's,(PMD_ZUC=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp            's,(PMD_ZUC=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_SSL" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""            's,(PMD_CCP=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp            's,(PMD_CCP=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_SSL" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""        's,(PMD_OPENSSL=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp        's,(PMD_OPENSSL=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_SSL" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""            's,(QAT_SYM=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp            's,(QAT_SYM=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$FLEXRAN_SDK" || \
-		sed -ri=""     's,(BBDEV_TURBO_SW=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
-		sed -ri=""           's,(SCHED_.*=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp     's,(BBDEV_TURBO_SW=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp           's,(SCHED_.*=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$LIBMUSDK_PATH" || \
-		sed -ri=""   's,(PMD_MVSAM_CRYPTO=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp   's,(PMD_MVSAM_CRYPTO=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$LIBMUSDK_PATH" || \
-		sed -ri=""          's,(MVPP2_PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp          's,(MVPP2_PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$LIBMUSDK_PATH" || \
-		sed -ri=""         's,(MVNETA_PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp         's,(MVNETA_PMD=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_ELF" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""            's,(BPF_ELF=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp            's,(BPF_ELF=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_JSON" != y || \
-		sed -ri=""          's,(TELEMETRY=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
+		sed -ri.tmp          's,(TELEMETRY=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		build_config_hook $1 $2 $3
 
 		# Explicit enabler/disabler (uppercase)
 		for option in $(echo $3 | sed 's,[~+], &,g') ; do
 			pattern=$(echo $option | cut -c2-)
 			if echo $option | grep -q '^~' ; then
-				sed -ri="" "s,($pattern=)y,\1n," $1/.config
+				sed -ri.tmp "s,($pattern=)y,\1n," $1/.config
 			elif echo $option | grep -q '^+' ; then
-				sed -ri="" "s,($pattern=)n,\1y," $1/.config
+				sed -ri.tmp "s,($pattern=)n,\1y," $1/.config
 			fi
 		done
+
+		rm -f $1/.config.tmp
 	fi
 }
 
